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Chelsea have again beaten off competition from Liverpool, this time to sign Romeo Lavia from Southampton for a reported fee of £60m. Liverpool were looking to move for Lavia after missing out to Chelsea on a deal for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo. It was reported that Liverpool had also agreed a fee with Southampton for the 19-year-old midfielder. However, it …

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, on Monday, ordered the enactment of the 2015 Personal Income Tax and FCT Internal income Service Acts as part of measures to increase the territory’s income profile. The minister in an October 4, 2023, memo had directed all ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, commercial banks, as well as FCT secretariats, departments …

Obaseki and Shaibu The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Blessing Agbebaku, said there was no plan to remove the State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu. Speaker Agbebaku spoke on Friday when the 24 members of the Assembly visited the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. During the visit at the Government House, Benin City, he said: “We …

Having been found guilty of gross misconduct, forgery and diversion of public funds, two senior staff of the Bauchi State Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning have been dismissed from service. The duo were dismissed by the State Civil Service Commission during its 18th plenary Session held on Tuesday, 15th August, 2023 at the Conference Hall of the Commission. According …

Business tycoon, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, has lost one of his grand-daughters, Batulu Alhassan Baba Ahmad Dantata. Batulu died in Kano at the age of 40 after a prolonged battle with sickle cell. The deceased, a Law graduate, is survived by her mother, Hajiya Ummul Khair Aminu Dantata, who is the first daughter of Alhaji Aminu Dantata and her father, Alhaji …

Socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Youths, has said that the nation will benefit from the blue economy estimated to be worth more than $1.5 trillion per year globally, with the creation of Marine and Blue Economy Ministry by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group, in a statement jointly signed by its leaders, Nwabueze Obi and Ekwem Eucharia, also said that the President …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. Nigeria wins P&ID case, as London court dismisses $11bn award (See 140-page judgment) Nigeria on Monday emerged victorious in a long drawn $11 billion legal case involving Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited in a London court.Read more 2. Supreme Court reserves judgement in Atiku’s appeal against Tinubu …

A High Court sitting in Enugu State has ordered the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), to replace Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary. Anyanwu is the PDP governorship candidate for the forthcoming election in Imo State. The order was granted while ruling in a motion on notice filed by Nwabueze Ugwu seeking the court to declare Senator Anyanwu’s seat …

Kwara is a state in Western Nigeria ● Says family member of Attorney General of Federation should not be oppressing the poor A leading pro-democracy group, Kwara Must Change, has expressed outrage at the continuous detention of some journalists by the police through the order of Ms Jumoke Gafar, an alleged family member of the Attorney General of the Federation. …

Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu has been denied access to his old office at the Government House in Benin, the state capital. Shaibu arrived at the Government House on Monday morning but could not enter because the gate leading to his office was placed under lock and key. He said he had yet to receive a formal letter from …